The Keep (1983)
They were all drawn to the keep. Tonight, they will all face the evil.
96 min
Set during World War II, a German army garrison is sent to guard a mountain pass in a village in Romania's Carpathian mountains and sets up barracks in an ancient stone fortress. Two of the soldiers unwittingly release a mysterious entity that kills or corrupts those within its influence, drawing the attention of a Gestapo commander, a Jewish scholar, and a mysterious traveller.
- Release date
- December 16, 1983
- Country of origin
- United States, United Kingdom
- Budget
- $6,000,000
- Box office
- $3,661,757
Trailer
Cast
- Scott Glenn as Glaeken
- Ian McKellen as Dr. Theodore Cuza
- Alberta Watson as Eva Cuza
- Jürgen Prochnow as Woermann
- Robert Prosky as Father Fonescu
- Gabriel Byrne as Kaempffer
- William Morgan Sheppard as Alexandru
- Royston Tickner as Tomescu
- Michael Carter as Radu Molasar
- Phillip Joseph as Oster
Crew
- Michael Mann · Director
- F. Paul Wilson · Writer
- Michael Mann · Writer
- Gene Kirkwood · Producer
- Hawk Koch · Producer
- Tangerine Dream · Composer
- Alex Thomson · Cinematographer
- Dov Hoenig · Editor
- Jeremy Zimmermann · Casting director
- John Box · Production designer